Stories

Having a treat from time to time is part of a balanced approach to eating and living well. Follow these tips to cut junk food from your day and save it as a treat – you will actually enjoy these foods more and your body will love you for it!

Healthy eating should be simple. But with so many food and nutrition facts and myths around, it’s hard to know who and what to believe.

Interested in learning more about the health, culture and nutrition of Pacific people? Our nutrition courses will help you do just that. Delivered throughout the year, they’re engaging, fun and practical.

This February is the Heart Foundation’s Big Heart Appeal. Thousands of people all over New Zealand will join together in the fight against heart disease.

Food shopping on a budget can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be as hard as you think. We’ve got some money-saving tips that will help your money go further.

One Auckland family is so passionate about health and fitness that they’ve taken their backyard workouts to the wider community. They’re even adding nutrition to the mix.

Lee Hukui is one of those unstoppable people who inspires others, due to her generosity and willingness to support those around her. Recently, she initiated a 50-Day Healthy Lifestyle Challenge at her workplace - Manukau Inland Revenue in South Auckland. She shares her story.

Taking part in our workshop for preschool cooks has left Agape Aoga Amata Preschool fired up to make a tangible, long-lasting difference in its community.

New research funded by the Heart Foundation will help us understand the heart health profile of Pasifika people living in the South Island

Many of us find heading out for a run or hitting the gym a very serious battle, which is why one Auckland fitness group is lightening the mood.

Having only a coffee for breakfast used to be the norm for Uili, but learning to eat proper meals is quickly paying off for the Auckland social worker.

Lani Ioelu is a Samoan-born, New Zealand-trained, Pacific Cardiac Rehab Nurse working in the Counties Manukau area. Lani has a strong passion for working with Pacific people who have suffered a heart event. She shares with us the successes and challenges of working in the area of Pacific secondary prevention.